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Abu Dhabi, Etisalat, the leading telecommunications operator in Middle East, Africa and Asia,has partnered with Ubimax, a leading provider of wearables solutions to businesses, to trial the next generation of Smart Glasses, which will provide major benefits to companies in terms of efficiency and productivity.
Smart Glasses technology allows users hands-free access to relevant information and supporting documents while conducting their work. As a result, operations are simplified, errors are reduced, productivity increases and time is saved. This has a significant impact on business efficiency. Such solutions will add real value across a number of industries, including; logistics, construction, Oil & Gas, Field Maintenance, training and in the retail sector.
Khalifa Al Shamsi, Chief Digital Services Officer, Etisalat Group said: "Smart Glasses are a driver of the next generation of business innovation. By partnering with Ubimax, Etisalat is consolidating its position as a leader in bringing new products and new technologies to market for the benefit of our customers across our international footprint. In addition, this innovative technology will create a new line of solutions, as well an additional revenue stream for Etisalat."
Etisalat will leverage its infrastructure and its Internet of Things capabilities to conduct trials of the wearable solutions with Government and Enterprise customers to demonstrate their business potential before introducing them to the market. Based on the result of the trials and customers' feedback, Etisalat will subsequently create offerings across its internationalfootprint of 18 countries. The wearables were recently demonstrated on Etisalat's stand at GITEX 2015.
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About Etisalat Group:
Etisalat, the leading emerging markets telecom group, is headquartered in Abu Dhabi. Since its inception almost four decades ago, Etisalat has been introducing innovative connectivity solutions for its customers across the Middle East, Asia and Africa. These cutting-edge solutions have given Etisalat the ability to expand its subscriber base to more than 170 million in the 18 international markets it operates in. Etisalat Group's market cap is over 132 billion AED, equivalent to more than 36 billion USD.
About Ubimax GmbH:
Ubimax is a leading supplier of wearable computing solutions which are deployed by organizations, midsize companies as well as international enterprises spanning multiple industries. Its innovative solutions improve customers' business process speed, quality and flexibility beyond state-of-the-art by making use of wearable computing technology such as Vuzix M100 or Google Glass.
The portfolio of Ubimax includes both tailor-made customer solutions and industrial high-performance standard applications such as "xPick" for order picking, "xMake" for assembly assistance and quality assurance or "xAssist" for remote service scenarios. Ubimax is a full-service provider along the entire application value chain, ranging from initial consulting to software implementation and subsequent maintenance and support, acting as a one-stop-shop to its customers.
The Ubimax team consists of wearable computing pioneers with more than 15 years of experience. Its senior advisory board with leading subject matter experts (e.g. Prof. Thad E. Starner) helps to keep Ubimax clearly ahead of competition.
For more information, please contact:
Etisalat Media Desk
E: gyoussef@etisalat.ae
T: +9712 618 2877
www.etisalat.com
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